Chef Lebo Mpuang
Service Description
The chef brings all ingredients, prepares the meal in your kitchen, serves each dish, and cleans your kitchen before leaving. All you have to do is to relax and enjoy a culinary experience.
About The Chef
Imaginative and creative Chef graduate at Capsicum Culinary Studio , Lebogang Mpuang has worked in student test kitchens, and a range of other student development events while studying and training.
After completing her tertiary studies to become a professional chef, Chef Lebogang then worked as a Food Specialist in one of the leading chain store supermarkets in South Africa. While working for this flagship company Lebogang realized her passion lies in customer satisfaction and delivering quality products. She then worked on private catering events and started her own Catering and Events Company.
While making her transition from corporate occupation to a young entrepreneur Chef Lebogang took on jobs in the retail space and social facilitation sector, working for fast growing companies and businesses with confidence and delivering a great work review. In 2015 Chef Lebogang left South Africa for several months to work internationally as a private chef for a family. While abroad, she travelled to different countries with the family learning new cultures and foods. In the year 2016 Chef Lebogang returned and was a finalist in Top Chef South Africa competing as one of the fourteen best chefs in the country. After the competition, Chef Lebogang went on to developing and restructuring large Canteens and Deli Cafes for Diversity Group and Holdings.
Since then, Lebogang has gone on to working very close as an Ambassador and Culinary consultant for Whirlpool South Africa, working on and food styling large advertising campaigns and product development. In 2017 Chef Lebogang opened her own commercial cooking studio in the heart of Johannesburg CBD offering services and Culinary experiences to the private and corporate sector. In 2018 Chef Lebogang worked as a culinary regulations officer and consultant for three large event expos DECOREX, DSTV Delicious Festival and AFRO PUNK Music Festival. With this experience, she gained a lot of knowledge on the legal culinary regulations and safe food practices. She is still working as a consultant. Currently Chef Lebogang is working in KZN with chef colleague Linda Mazibuko on opening their first restaurant and organic baby food product line.
Cuisine Type:
European, French and Pan-African.
Location:
Durban
The Menu price includes:
- All the ingredients
- Your chef traveling fee (If the venue falls within the chef working areas)
- The cooking of all the dishes
- The entire service
- The cleaning
Menus
MENU 1: R900 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 4 people minimum
THE PAN-AFRICAN HIGHWAY EXPERIENCE
FIRST
Creamy cape Malay mussel hot pot served with wild garlic rooster brood & crispy leek
SECOND
Smoked beef tongue, Jollof arancini on a bed of charmoula chakalaka & wangashi cubes
THIRD
SEA & LAND:
Shrimp fouti magangni rib eye, served with dukkah pecan couscous
FOURTH
Cassava cake, Ugandan vanilla bean custard finished with burnt-butter brandied thyme & red berry compote with koeksister crumb
MENU 2: R650 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 6 people minimum
THREE COURSE DINNER
STARTER
Ricotta & rooibos smoked salmon ravioli Served in a white wine creme sauce
MAIN
100% black Angus steak covered in a rich beef gravy with roasted portabello mushrooms and sautéed onions Served with new potato & carrot puree
DESSERT
Double chocolate fudge cake served warm with vanilla bean ice cream
MENU 3: R750 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 6 people minimum
ROMANTIC THREE COURSE DINNER
STARTER
Baked oysters with bacon & smoked gruyere
MAIN
Herb crusted dry-aged lamb rack served on top of wild mushroom & shallot ragout risotto
DESSERT
Peachy brandy truffle tart with vanilla bean ice cream
MENU 4: R500 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 10 people minimum
OFFICE COCKTAIL HOUR CANAPÉS MENU CANAPÉS
Lamb belly croquettes
Chicken liver parfait, gooseberry chutney, marinated watercress
Salmon & haddock fish cakes, dill hollandaise & micro
Basil beetroot, lentil & spinach sausage rolls
Sun-dried tomato, caramelised leek, and goats cheese tartlet
Roasted pumpkin and feta arancini served with a basil dressing
Vietnamese veg rolls: seasoned rice noodles, seasonal vegetables rolled in crispy rice paper, served with a creamy nut dipping sauce
Moroccan meatballs
Lamb mince spiced with zataar finished in sesame oil served with a homemade minted yogurt.
Spicy baffalo wings
Chicken wing drums marinated in a sweet and spicy basting finished on a fire for a smoky flavour.
Please Note:
1. To guarantee the best service and experience, bookings should be made at least 48h before the desired date to enable your chef to plan everything accordingly. There will be a 10% surcharge fee for bookings made in less than 48 hours.
2. The minimum number of people required under each menu is based on adult guests and excludes children. Children under 12 will be charged half of the adult menu price. Main course & dessert.
3. A 30% surcharge will be added for bookings on public holidays (1 Jan, 2 Jan, 21 Mar, 7 Apr, 10 Apr, 27 Apr, 1 May, 16 Jun, 9 Aug, 24 Sep, 25 Sep, 25 Dec, & 26 Dec).
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